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[applause] chris: well, a close election just kept on ticking. here's nbc's chet hundley and david brinkley reporting the kennedy-nixon cliff hanger. >> kennedy needs five more to go over the top. and could now be the state of washington. it could be california. it could be new mexico. it could be illinois. the odds are that kennedy will win. there are still some of results still to come in. if the present trend continues. senator kennedy will be the next president of the united states. >> the election may have been a close one. but i want to express and my appreciation to all of them and to mr. nixon personally. chris: finally, the return of richard nixon winning narrowly over shubte humphrey in 19 -- over hubert humphrey in 1968. >> election night 1968. nixon's the one. that's the natural banner for any sprightly front page tonight. richard nixon won the election this time. where eight years ago, he lost it. in illinois. it was so close, it took forever. but he won it. it was again one of the closest elections in american history. >> i have don
[applause] chris: well, a close election just kept on ticking. here's nbc's chet hundley and david brinkley reporting the kennedy-nixon cliff hanger. >> kennedy needs five more to go over the top. and could now be the state of washington. it could be california. it could be new mexico. it could be illinois. the odds are that kennedy will win. there are still some of results still to come in. if the present trend continues. senator kennedy will be the next president of the united states....
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why hoeup will decide the election -- ohio will decide the election and your ohio poll has obama up five points. the gender gap is big in ohio. obama up in 19 points among women. and another fascinating thing obama gets 43% of the wheat vote, higher than in most states. is it all about the auto bailout, smart move politically? >> it is all about the auto bailout. the chevy cruise which is assembled in ohio has ohio parts. down to the seat covers. and everdy that the alternative to the auto bailout would have been 13%, 14% unemployment in that state. chs: is there a national positive for him on the auto front or is it just in a couple of states, wisconsin, obviously michigan, those kind of mi western industrial statse? >> coal being part of the state that's doing well. obviously that message will play better to romney there than to obama. but nevertheless, to back out for a second a look at the economy, generally speaking, you have states important swing states where the unemployment rate is lower than the national average. but the recent set of data we see a brightening of consumer attit
why hoeup will decide the election -- ohio will decide the election and your ohio poll has obama up five points. the gender gap is big in ohio. obama up in 19 points among women. and another fascinating thing obama gets 43% of the wheat vote, higher than in most states. is it all about the auto bailout, smart move politically? >> it is all about the auto bailout. the chevy cruise which is assembled in ohio has ohio parts. down to the seat covers. and everdy that the alternative to the...
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do you think that explains in part why the election is so close? >> of course, i mean look, it's tough to compete with bill clinton in that field. i think the president is very inspiring. and i think all of the things we don't show in the movie, the closed door meetings he has with panetta where he says put bin laden at the front of the to do list, he plays things close to the vest. and i think there's an element of perhaps he could be a better smoozer, a guy who says whatever needs to be said to get things done. i think he's fairly principled. in terms of the decision to green light the raid, i think it was a politically unwise call. it was a -- something that had much more political downside than upside. >> harvey, a big fundraiser for president obama, you understand and know a lot of people in the community who are supportive of the president. if he wins re-election, what kind of restart would you like to see from this president to have a different effect on what he's able to achieve in a second term if it comes to that? >> well, not inheriting
do you think that explains in part why the election is so close? >> of course, i mean look, it's tough to compete with bill clinton in that field. i think the president is very inspiring. and i think all of the things we don't show in the movie, the closed door meetings he has with panetta where he says put bin laden at the front of the to do list, he plays things close to the vest. and i think there's an element of perhaps he could be a better smoozer, a guy who says whatever needs to be...
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election office this afternoon. they had come after the county announced it would open its doors to provide an accept absentee ballots today. but so many voters showed up that election officials were overwhelmed. they shut their doors and then decided to reopen. the democratic party ensued to extend early voters after some voters were stuck on line for hours. >> i have waited five hours now. >> reporter: election officials are bracing for lots of potential voting problems on tuesday, especiallily in the key battleground states n ohio, experts say because of confusion over new absentee ballot rules, more than 200,000 voters may be forced to cast provisional ballots that won't be counted until ten days after election day. >> there's a realistic chance that we will not know which candidate won the election in ohio. >> reporter: citizen groups like tea to vote, a tea party offshoot who says it's trained more than a million poll watchers to look out for voter fraud. liberal activist groups are saying they're employing th
election office this afternoon. they had come after the county announced it would open its doors to provide an accept absentee ballots today. but so many voters showed up that election officials were overwhelmed. they shut their doors and then decided to reopen. the democratic party ensued to extend early voters after some voters were stuck on line for hours. >> i have waited five hours now. >> reporter: election officials are bracing for lots of potential voting problems on...
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election officials got the word. they spent the last few days hampered by the superstorm sandy, getting more machines in place. adding more chairs for senior citizens. and extending hours to 9:00 p.m. to accommodate more voters. >> it took about 10 or 12 minutes to wait, and the voting is really fast. >> have a wonderful day. >> reporter: in columbia heights, there were more machines and more staff, and no long lines thursday in this culturally diverse section of washington. ward 1 council member jim graham was furious on saturday when he saw the long lines and limited voting machines. >> i kept asking, you know, you've got the machines, don't you? yes, they did have the machines. and yet they hadn't made them available. >> a list of voting places is on our website, nbcwashington.com. search early voting. it was so much better today. >> good. the process needs to get smooth. >> you have to be prepared for citywide voting. >> you want to wait indoors in a long line. it was chilly out there. >> real chilly out there. a
election officials got the word. they spent the last few days hampered by the superstorm sandy, getting more machines in place. adding more chairs for senior citizens. and extending hours to 9:00 p.m. to accommodate more voters. >> it took about 10 or 12 minutes to wait, and the voting is really fast. >> have a wonderful day. >> reporter: in columbia heights, there were more machines and more staff, and no long lines thursday in this culturally diverse section of washington....
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election. >> peter alexander, in virginia, th >> peter alexander, in virginia, thank you. >>> let's get an update on the other side of this, our chief political correspondent, chuck todd, so nice to see everybody getting along, as always. what does it come down to, for "team obama". >> reporter: well, i can tell you, what it comes down to these days are the candidates' hedule, you would be forgiven to think that you're looking at airline hub and spokes system se has to change planes in ohio, the point has to change planes in ohio, the point is, he goes to ohio every single day between now and the election, while sprinkling in the battleground states. now let me show you this, where mitt romney is going, two stops in ohio over the next four days. but he also adds two stops in new hampshire, florida, virginia, ohio, if he swept all three, he would be four short, new hampshire seems to be the best state, here is why, the numbers, iowa, the small state, sticking with obama, he is up by six in the latest poll, wisconsin, paul ryan's home state, as part of the obama firewall, romney would
election. >> peter alexander, in virginia, th >> peter alexander, in virginia, thank you. >>> let's get an update on the other side of this, our chief political correspondent, chuck todd, so nice to see everybody getting along, as always. what does it come down to, for "team obama". >> reporter: well, i can tell you, what it comes down to these days are the candidates' hedule, you would be forgiven to think that you're looking at airline hub and spokes...
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win the election. the economy is beginning to come back. we've got to build on that progress. we have created 5.5 million jobs in the last 40 months. over two million jobs by the way over the last 12 months. so we have to do a lot more. but, listen, governor romney wants to return us to the very same policies that created the recession in the first place. when we were losing 800,000 jobs. he wants to return to those policies. that's the choice. do we build on the progress that we've made, and we have a lot more work to do. the president has a plan to continue to create jobs and grow the middle class. or do we take a risk and go back to the same policies that wrecked the economy? that's all governor romney is offering. >> that's also the issue of how you've worked with the other side. governor romney has said all the president has done is attacked the other side and not worked with congress. even mayor bloomberg who endorsed the president for a second term said he was still disappointed by the president
win the election. the economy is beginning to come back. we've got to build on that progress. we have created 5.5 million jobs in the last 40 months. over two million jobs by the way over the last 12 months. so we have to do a lot more. but, listen, governor romney wants to return us to the very same policies that created the recession in the first place. when we were losing 800,000 jobs. he wants to return to those policies. that's the choice. do we build on the progress that we've made, and...
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election officials say so far, about 162,000 people have voted early in the state, ahead of the pace in 2010. >>> there were long lines at just about every polling site in prince george's county today. the lines started the moment the doors opened this morning. most of the voters we talked with did not seem to mind the wait. tracee wilkins has more. >> reporter: i don't know if it was cabin fever or not, but take a look at this line. that's beyond the trick or treaters there, that's how it's been all day since 8:00 a.m., folks lined up and waiting and from that point, the wait is about two hours long. but there are folks who have been standing in line for a lot longer than that. lines, lines and more lines. at every polling station we visited in prince george's county, we saw anxious, early voters waiting. you were thinking the as soon as the storm is over with? >> exactly. >> reporter: and there's a lot for voters to consider. >> not only is it a presidential election that is on the ballot, we also have very important ballot questions on marriage equality and expanded gaming. >> rep
election officials say so far, about 162,000 people have voted early in the state, ahead of the pace in 2010. >>> there were long lines at just about every polling site in prince george's county today. the lines started the moment the doors opened this morning. most of the voters we talked with did not seem to mind the wait. tracee wilkins has more. >> reporter: i don't know if it was cabin fever or not, but take a look at this line. that's beyond the trick or treaters there,...
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one thing we've seen in this election. the right wing lost this election. mitt romney signaled that in the first debate where he said you know all this tea party stuff we've been running on for two years, i know i can't win the election on that, i'm going somewhere else. the second point is you saw something interesting in that mourdock example, in terms of how mitt romney responds to the pressures in his own party. he could have pulled down the ad that he made for richard mourdock. and he refused to pull that ad down. in the third thing is the whole discussion of i will be bipartisan. i can't help but want to point out that the republicans for the entirety of obama's term have said no, no, no. and so what they're really say something we've been nasty when there's a democrat as president. but elect a republican and we'll be happy to work for him. this is kind of political extortion. >> i want to button this conversation up with what i think is an overarching point. that really does frame the last nine days. we were told this was going to be the ultimate cla
one thing we've seen in this election. the right wing lost this election. mitt romney signaled that in the first debate where he said you know all this tea party stuff we've been running on for two years, i know i can't win the election on that, i'm going somewhere else. the second point is you saw something interesting in that mourdock example, in terms of how mitt romney responds to the pressures in his own party. he could have pulled down the ad that he made for richard mourdock. and he...
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it's an important election. after you voted, get on and watch the results roll in with other folks who are like minded. there are a couple parties. there's going to be an awesome, nonpartisan event at the press club. it's $15. it will include a buffet. then penn social is a fun place to play t-ball, do trivia, watch the elections on a 22-foot screen. >> any admission? >> wear the i voted sticker. there are a lot more events in the weekend section. >> thank you. great to see you. for more ideas, log on to www.nbcwashington.com. or the washington guide on washingtonpost.com. >> a former penn state president is now facing charges. we will have the latest developments in that school's sex scandal. "30 rock" star, alec baldwin reaches out to elderly new yorkers impacted by hurricane sandy. plus, at 5:00, choosing the right car seat can be a big challenge. parents miss their mark when it comes to installing them. liz crenshaw shows you how to get the whole thing right. >>> a former penn state president is facing charg
it's an important election. after you voted, get on and watch the results roll in with other folks who are like minded. there are a couple parties. there's going to be an awesome, nonpartisan event at the press club. it's $15. it will include a buffet. then penn social is a fun place to play t-ball, do trivia, watch the elections on a 22-foot screen. >> any admission? >> wear the i voted sticker. there are a lot more events in the weekend section. >> thank you. great to see...
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tuesday is the last day of the election. new york mayor michael bloomberg is a political independent, who endorsed no candidate in 2008. but today, in the wake of hurricane sandy, bloomberg urged the re-election of barack obama. because said the mayor, the president's fighting climate change. i'm steve handelsman, news4. >>> tonight a woman is telling her story of survival in hopes it will bring a man who tried to kill her to justice. police chief kathy lanier said the man in this surveillance video is suspected of stabbing the woman more than 25 times. she says the man left her for dead last week in northeast. and she wants him off the streets. pat collins spoke exclusively with the victim. pat? >> reporter: doreen, she was cut here and here and here and here. cut and stabbed more than 25 times by a man who apparently left her for dead. >> he asked me, do you want to die? and i said, no. he was like, okay, because i don't have that much to live for. >> reporter: we call her valerie. we've concealed her face and her real ide
tuesday is the last day of the election. new york mayor michael bloomberg is a political independent, who endorsed no candidate in 2008. but today, in the wake of hurricane sandy, bloomberg urged the re-election of barack obama. because said the mayor, the president's fighting climate change. i'm steve handelsman, news4. >>> tonight a woman is telling her story of survival in hopes it will bring a man who tried to kill her to justice. police chief kathy lanier said the man in this...
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. >>> coming up, the arrival of the storm is disrupting the electi election. >>> a live look at ocean city, maryland, where the wind and waves are picking up as sandy makes its left turn. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. welcome back to "news 4 today" on this monday, october 29th. that left turn is always a bad thing. >>> government, schools, and even transportation systems are all closed this morning as sandy bears down. that includes the federal government. all nonessential personnel are being told to stay home. most major local governments are also closed in maryland, virginia, and in the district. >> it may also be hard to get around. metro, train, and bus service shut down for the first time since 2003. marc and vre also closed down today. and amtrak service in the northeast corridor, not happening today. >> and students can sleep in this morning as well. all major public school systems in the d.c. and virginia areas are closed along with most private schools. you can find a complete list of school and business closings running at the bottom of your
. >>> coming up, the arrival of the storm is disrupting the electi election. >>> a live look at ocean city, maryland, where the wind and waves are picking up as sandy makes its left turn. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. welcome back to "news 4 today" on this monday, october 29th. that left turn is always a bad thing. >>> government, schools, and even transportation systems are all closed this morning as sandy bears down....
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elections? >> the d.c. elections, i think michael brown, not predicting, but simply saying from what i'm talking to people in the community, god knows we've covered this for a long time. >> i think people are very wary about michael brown, vincent orange, they haven't enjoyed the best publicity and especially with precincts. in precincts, talking about the different wards where there are high voter turnouts. these people read and keep up with the news. >> high voter turnout, if some incumbents and some reporting, high voter turnout, people get riled up and there therefore familiar faces and incumbents might have to start worrying, we'll have to see how it turns out. the council itself. such low esteem, anyone running ought to be looking over their shoulder. >> this is a presidential election and district presidential election brings people out. >> we've got to go. thank you, guys. thank you for being with us. that's "reporter's notebook." stay with us, news 4 today continues. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm
elections? >> the d.c. elections, i think michael brown, not predicting, but simply saying from what i'm talking to people in the community, god knows we've covered this for a long time. >> i think people are very wary about michael brown, vincent orange, they haven't enjoyed the best publicity and especially with precincts. in precincts, talking about the different wards where there are high voter turnouts. these people read and keep up with the news. >> high voter turnout,...
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the final jobs report before tuesday's election. the bureau of labor statistics considered there aing the release. the economy added about 114,000 jobs. the unemployment rate fell from 8.1% to 7.8%. >>> ohio, once again the focus of both candidates today. president obama will begin the day in hilliard and also campaign in springfield and lima before returning to the white house. the president will visit northern virginia tomorrow and hold a rally at jiffy lube along with former president bill clinton and singer dave matthews. and mitt romney will deliver his closing arguments for why voters should elect him. he'll hold rallies in columbus and cincinnati. no republican has ever lost in ohio and gone on to win the election. >>> in madryland, polling centes open from 8:00 until morning until 9:00 tonight. early voting was supposed to end yesterday, but it was extended due to hurricane sandy. >>> traffic backed up for miles at bridges. how new yorkers are dealing with the gridlock to get around the city. >>> the contingency plans being
the final jobs report before tuesday's election. the bureau of labor statistics considered there aing the release. the economy added about 114,000 jobs. the unemployment rate fell from 8.1% to 7.8%. >>> ohio, once again the focus of both candidates today. president obama will begin the day in hilliard and also campaign in springfield and lima before returning to the white house. the president will visit northern virginia tomorrow and hold a rally at jiffy lube along with former...
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she says don't expect the same thing for election day. with more polling police stations and machines, it woent be as long. >> we're looking at and have to make sure that we have enough yunts on election day. >> this is one side of the line and then it comes on here behind me and then at's the other side of the line. there's a longer wait once inside. now, prince george's county officials say this was their first time doing early voting during a presidential cycle and they've learned a lot. they'll be going to the state to see if they can make that happen. >> some new developments tonight in a brutal attack. police have just released a sketch of a man wanted f sexually assaulting a woman on the capital crescent trail. erica gonzalez joins us live. >> reporter: doreen, police have spent the last two weeks searching for this individual. police tell us that a 21-year-old woman was jogging along the capital krcrescent trl when she stopped for crossing deal. moments later, inves ga ors say, she was hit in the head, dragged into the woods and s
she says don't expect the same thing for election day. with more polling police stations and machines, it woent be as long. >> we're looking at and have to make sure that we have enough yunts on election day. >> this is one side of the line and then it comes on here behind me and then at's the other side of the line. there's a longer wait once inside. now, prince george's county officials say this was their first time doing early voting during a presidential cycle and they've...
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he said he's more concerned about sandy's impact right now than about next week's election. mitt romney is also'skrai scrap his campaign events. they'll hold storm relief events instead. their campaign is not saying what those events involve. yesterday romney asked supporters at his rallies to donate to the red cross. >>> and many area residents not able to vote because of what happened with sandy. governor martin o'malley ordered early voting in the state to close for a second day. the d.c. board of elections postponed voting in the dribllingt as well. >>> some new video this morning. want to take a look at this dramatic video of a power substation explosion. you see it right there in new york city. you can see what appears to be two blasts at the con edison substation in lower manhattan. that's the power company there in new york. this actually knocked out power for about 20 blocks around. even the con edison offices were running on generators as a result of this. in all, more than 230,000 people in manhattan have no electricity at this hour. con ed says this is one of the
he said he's more concerned about sandy's impact right now than about next week's election. mitt romney is also'skrai scrap his campaign events. they'll hold storm relief events instead. their campaign is not saying what those events involve. yesterday romney asked supporters at his rallies to donate to the red cross. >>> and many area residents not able to vote because of what happened with sandy. governor martin o'malley ordered early voting in the state to close for a second day....
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good weather for election day. wednesday is when we may have a coastal storm, not as powerful as sandy. a coast aloe developing that gives rain, wind and wet snow on wednesday. still too early to say about the timing and how much and all of that. stay tuned. we'll keep you posted. >> is that coming up from the gulf? >> no, developing off the air lie thats, moving up the coast. >> thank you. >> that region doesn't need anymore. >> we are going to check on traffic. >> still thumbs down? >> not overall. things are looking good. the beltway, the outer loop at i-66, the right lane blocked there. speaking of 66, eastbound to the beltway, from nutley, you are seeing most of your congestion as you get closer to the beltway. you are under speed at 35 miles per hour. the drive will take 17 minutes. back to you both. >> thanks. >> it's 11:22 now. still ahead, what you would do if you were president. >> plus, stem cells from blood. how it could help children with autism. auti[ minto ] you know, those ads saying mitt romney wou
good weather for election day. wednesday is when we may have a coastal storm, not as powerful as sandy. a coast aloe developing that gives rain, wind and wet snow on wednesday. still too early to say about the timing and how much and all of that. stay tuned. we'll keep you posted. >> is that coming up from the gulf? >> no, developing off the air lie thats, moving up the coast. >> thank you. >> that region doesn't need anymore. >> we are going to check on traffic....
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which romney would they elect. the liberal one who ran for senate in '94, the pragmatic governor, the candidate of this year's gop primary? all politicians change positions over time. his changes raise questions over his core principles and make the details all the more troubling. would he stand-up to his own party, especially house republicans who undercut ohioan john boehner's attempts. how do you respond to that? >> look at his record. the guy created jobs. he's a job creator. we need that. jobs are the greatest moral issue when people are working, families are stronger. number two, he was governor of massachusetts. they went from deficits to surpluses from job loss to job creation. then you look at the olympics where he was a pure leader. look at his history. it tells you who he is. he's pragmatic, no question about it. he's also tough, firm and understands job creation. in terms of people not getting him, the first debate, i have never seen a debate have this much impact. the first debate gave people the chanc
which romney would they elect. the liberal one who ran for senate in '94, the pragmatic governor, the candidate of this year's gop primary? all politicians change positions over time. his changes raise questions over his core principles and make the details all the more troubling. would he stand-up to his own party, especially house republicans who undercut ohioan john boehner's attempts. how do you respond to that? >> look at his record. the guy created jobs. he's a job creator. we need...
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where is the storm going to be on tuesday, election day? going to dip down here through the deep south. it will get a little bit more moisture with it. it will move up the coast. for election day, kind of rainy from atlanta into south carolina late through the day to north carolina. then it will move up the coast into wednesday and then off the shore. again, about one one hundredth of the storm we just dealt with. not too much concern. as far as the storm, what's left of superstorm sandy, still in quebec. four or five days ago it made landfall. still linger gerg. both of these storms are dragging a lot of cold air through the power outage zone. it's been too difficult to stay in your houses with temperatures in the 40s and 50s. middle of the country, much of the nation not looking at any travel trouble today. that's a look at the national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. plenty of sun shooin areas like memphis, tennessee and oklahoma city. beautiful weather for this november. anywhere near the lakes you're dea
where is the storm going to be on tuesday, election day? going to dip down here through the deep south. it will get a little bit more moisture with it. it will move up the coast. for election day, kind of rainy from atlanta into south carolina late through the day to north carolina. then it will move up the coast into wednesday and then off the shore. again, about one one hundredth of the storm we just dealt with. not too much concern. as far as the storm, what's left of superstorm sandy, still...
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it's the last within before election day. concerns it would get pushed back because of the two-day federal shutdown we all experienced. back to you. have a great day. >> good to see you, again. >> with all we have been through this week, a lot of folks may have forgotten it's halloween. your kids are not going to let you forget it. a lot of folks in georgetown have not forgotten. you have a few hours to get a costume together if you don't have one yet. andrea joins us this morning with ideas and to tell us about what's going on with halloween this year. we thought it was going to be lost. >> yeah, we thought so, too. yesterday, we had power so we were opened. we were going to close at 6:00, stayed open until 9:00. >> we understand this year, 41 million kids between 5 and 14 are expected to go trick or treating. maybe it will be later in the day. what are some of the popular costumes? tv shows have a lot to do with it. >> tv shows are huge. the walki ining dead series whee have zombies. we have a zombie make-up kit. grim and a
it's the last within before election day. concerns it would get pushed back because of the two-day federal shutdown we all experienced. back to you. have a great day. >> good to see you, again. >> with all we have been through this week, a lot of folks may have forgotten it's halloween. your kids are not going to let you forget it. a lot of folks in georgetown have not forgotten. you have a few hours to get a costume together if you don't have one yet. andrea joins us this morning...
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we have been on the phone with the elected officials of frederick. there's been evacuations door-to-door. the water came up high there. it's going to stay high there and be another high tide later on tonight at 11:00 p.m. many of you recall the event we have been working. we just got off the phone with officials. they are going door-to-door in the summer's cove area checking on people that had shelter in place overnight oftentimes on the second floor while four feet of water was on the first floor. it's going to be a long haul operation. many people will not be able to return to their homes. we are going to be down there working with neighbors there helping with relocation and helping people get back on their foot for awhile to come. in howard county, we are informed they have identified the source of the outage to the waste water treatment plant whose by pass had to kick in. you have seen that reported widely. they hope to have positive news on restoration of power to that howard county plant. we have been on the phone with county executives there a
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>>> tonight, two big stories, sandy and the election. the kacandidates on a cross country tour of the battleground states, including here in the d.c. area. >> he's offering excuses, i'm offering a plan. >> people further north wait for hours to fill up their cars. >> i don't understand why he cut the line. >> the death toll from sandy rising, but there are amazing stories of survivor. >> i'm lucky i got out. >> good evening, i'm chris gordon in for jim rosenfield who is on assignment tonight on staten island. his story coming up. a live look outside. it feels like we haven't seen the sun in weeks, storm team four meteorologist chuck bell is in our weather center. any chance for sun tomorrow? >> i'm holding out optimism we will get more sunshine tomorrow than we had today. and that will be more sunshine than we've seen in the better part of a week and a half around here. it won't do much to ease the chill, but even so, a little sunshine will help lift everyone's spirits a touch. for now, though, it is chilly outside. temperatures already
>>> tonight, two big stories, sandy and the election. the kacandidates on a cross country tour of the battleground states, including here in the d.c. area. >> he's offering excuses, i'm offering a plan. >> people further north wait for hours to fill up their cars. >> i don't understand why he cut the line. >> the death toll from sandy rising, but there are amazing stories of survivor. >> i'm lucky i got out. >> good evening, i'm chris gordon in for...
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also, that election day forecast. you're watching "early today." >>> stories making news this morning. the washington post reports that the obama administration has been in talks to build a new syrian opposition leadership to stop the violence from spreading across the middle east. the plan is also intended to prevent radical islamic fighters from taking control of the opposition group. >>> in south carolina income tax returns were targeted in the largest cyber attack against a state tax department in american history. more than 3 million social security numbers were compromised along with more than a million businesses and personal credit and debit cards. >>> jerry sandusky, the former penn state assistant football coach and convicted child sexual predator has been transferred to a super max security prison near pittsburgh where he'll serve his sentence of 30 to 60 years. >>> and the new world poker champ is a 24-year-old recovering drug addict and college dropout. greg merson of maryland is the new champ. he won on
also, that election day forecast. you're watching "early today." >>> stories making news this morning. the washington post reports that the obama administration has been in talks to build a new syrian opposition leadership to stop the violence from spreading across the middle east. the plan is also intended to prevent radical islamic fighters from taking control of the opposition group. >>> in south carolina income tax returns were targeted in the largest cyber...
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is that what carries a person into election day? there is a real feeling that it benefits the president. >> all right, david gregory, we'll see you after "meet the press" and of course after the election coverage, gets under way 7 eastern on tuesday night. >>> still ahead on a friday night in the wake of this storm, would you believe predictions of another possible weather event that could bring insult to injury here in the northeast? >>> and later in the middle of the storm, one of the many stories of inspiration, a woman making a difference for her neighbors in need. any stories of inspiration, a woman making a difference for her neighbors in need. ♪ [ birds chirping ] are you sure you can fit in there? [ chuckles ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] around view monitor with bird's-eye view. nice work. [ male announcer ] introducing the all-new nissan pathfinder. it's our most innovative pathfinder ever. nissan. innovation that excites. ♪ nissan. innovation that excites. why they're always there to talk. i love you, james. don't you l
is that what carries a person into election day? there is a real feeling that it benefits the president. >> all right, david gregory, we'll see you after "meet the press" and of course after the election coverage, gets under way 7 eastern on tuesday night. >>> still ahead on a friday night in the wake of this storm, would you believe predictions of another possible weather event that could bring insult to injury here in the northeast? >>> and later in the...
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a new report that could change the election as well. cnbc's mandy drury with details. >> stocks slightly lower. a big day today, the october jobs report. the final set of numbers before election day next week. economists expecting another month of modest, but not stellar job growth. calling for an increase of 125,000 in company payrolls last month, and the unemployment expected to particular up to 7.9%. you won't see the full impact of hurricane sandy until next month's jobs report. >>> microsoft working with asian suppliers to southeast its own smartphone design. unclear if it will go into mass production, the phone screen between four and five inches. iphone 5 has a four-inch screen, and the samsung galaxy measured 4.8 inches. the >>> pay pal gets into the paypal service. if you buy anything for the holidays using paypal and see it less elsewhere it will reimburse the difference up to $1,000. that includes air travel. you must submit a refund form and receipt. a screen shot of the lower price or original printed ad. those are things w
a new report that could change the election as well. cnbc's mandy drury with details. >> stocks slightly lower. a big day today, the october jobs report. the final set of numbers before election day next week. economists expecting another month of modest, but not stellar job growth. calling for an increase of 125,000 in company payrolls last month, and the unemployment expected to particular up to 7.9%. you won't see the full impact of hurricane sandy until next month's jobs report....
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with the election just one week away now, this unprecedented storm has impacted early voting in our region and political campaigning, too. so what happens next? >> more storm-team 4 coverage is coming up. we'll have reports from new york's battery park. plus, parts of prince george's county especially hard hit as trees came down all across the region. regi[ minto ] you know, those ads saying mitt romney would ban all abortions and contraception seemed a bit extreme. so i looked into it. turns out, romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of rape, incest, or to save a mother's life. this issue's important to me, but i'm more concerned about the debt our children will be left with. i voted for president obama last time, but we just can't afford four more years. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> our viewers are sharing their pictures of the storm's damage. these are from devin drive in fall church. she writes that there are four trees down on this street. two of them in the same yard. if you have pictures you
with the election just one week away now, this unprecedented storm has impacted early voting in our region and political campaigning, too. so what happens next? >> more storm-team 4 coverage is coming up. we'll have reports from new york's battery park. plus, parts of prince george's county especially hard hit as trees came down all across the region. regi[ minto ] you know, those ads saying mitt romney would ban all abortions and contraception seemed a bit extreme. so i looked into it....
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nbc news ea' election headquart. both candidates trying to close the sale here in what could be a photo finish. two key voices in the fight. mastermind of the president's re-election campaign. david flouf and the house majority leader, republican congressman from virginia and eric cantor. all-star lineup on the roundtable. tom brokaw, savannah guthrie and cory booker, the mayor of newark. we talk about hurricane sandy, lingering effects in the storm zone and impact on this race. could it have been a game changer here in the final week? we'll cover it all in our commercial edition of "meet the press." stay tuned after the program for my press pass conversation with director john stalk well and producer harvey weinstein about "s.e.a.l. team 6," on the hunt for osama bin laden. >>> lots of first-time voters casting ballots this election. likely none of them can top one florida woman's story. meet 99-year-old first time voter rosey lewis. she was just seven years old when the 19th amendment allowed women to vote. and in
nbc news ea' election headquart. both candidates trying to close the sale here in what could be a photo finish. two key voices in the fight. mastermind of the president's re-election campaign. david flouf and the house majority leader, republican congressman from virginia and eric cantor. all-star lineup on the roundtable. tom brokaw, savannah guthrie and cory booker, the mayor of newark. we talk about hurricane sandy, lingering effects in the storm zone and impact on this race. could it have...
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just six days until the election. and there are new polls that show the presidential race in a dead heat. a cnn poll finds mitt romney holding a slight lead over president obama, 48-47%. while a new gallop poll shows a majority of americans think president obama will win reelection. >> hundreds of voters waited in the dark and the cold tonight to help decide the presidential race and weigh in on three big issues in maryland. early voting resumes in maryland after sandy. lines wrapped around buildings this afternoon. some people waited three hours to vote. early voting in maryland will be extended until friday and polling places will stay open until 9:00 p.m. >> coming up tonight, a traffic nightmare up in new york as they struggle to get back to a normal day after the hurricane. >> one man wanted for three attacks in our area. >> heightened police presence this halloween. we are live as super heroes and goblins are on the streets of georgetown. >>> investigators are looking for 25-year-old lawrence stuart, ii. he is s
just six days until the election. and there are new polls that show the presidential race in a dead heat. a cnn poll finds mitt romney holding a slight lead over president obama, 48-47%. while a new gallop poll shows a majority of americans think president obama will win reelection. >> hundreds of voters waited in the dark and the cold tonight to help decide the presidential race and weigh in on three big issues in maryland. early voting resumes in maryland after sandy. lines wrapped...
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people waited in long lines to cast their vote in the election. eight early voting sites opened for the first time yesterday across the district. many voters say workers at these polling sites were not prepare for the large crowds. >> we've just been told that it's going to take us a little bit longer because there are only two voting machines that are working in ward 8. if you were in a different ward you could go vote over there in ward 8. >> the line is wrapped all the way around. they're like take attic et tick sit down. we'll call you when we're ready. >> they didn't have the races programmed in the machine. the polling places are closed today but will re-open tomorrow at 8:30. >>> the lines stretched around the block at several polling places in prince george's county. some people say they waited as long as four hours to cast their ballot on saturday. >> president obama and mitt romney are cancelling campaign events in states affected by sandy, including several in virginia. governor romney was scheduled to make three stops in virginia today
people waited in long lines to cast their vote in the election. eight early voting sites opened for the first time yesterday across the district. many voters say workers at these polling sites were not prepare for the large crowds. >> we've just been told that it's going to take us a little bit longer because there are only two voting machines that are working in ward 8. if you were in a different ward you could go vote over there in ward 8. >> the line is wrapped all the way...
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. >>> some live pictures >>> superstorm sandy is affecting the election which is just a week away. >> absentee voting deadlines might be pushed back. with the federal emergency response under scrutiny, it may be president obama who has the most to lose or to gain. here's steve handelsman. >> reporter: the second day off the campaign trail in a situation room, coordinating relief. and president obama went to red cross headquarters. to reassure the suffering that fema and the other agencies are helping as fast as possible. >> my message to the federal government, no bureaucracy, no red tape. get resources where they're needed as fast as possible, as hard as possible, and for the duration. >> reporter: his message to governors is calling personal and staunch romney supporter chris christie has. >> the president has been outstanding in this. the folks at fema have been slept. >> reporter: the fema director looked ahead to next tuesday offering federal assistance, generators and the like to states where polling places might still lack power. mitt romney was in ohio not to talk issues, to c
. >>> some live pictures >>> superstorm sandy is affecting the election which is just a week away. >> absentee voting deadlines might be pushed back. with the federal emergency response under scrutiny, it may be president obama who has the most to lose or to gain. here's steve handelsman. >> reporter: the second day off the campaign trail in a situation room, coordinating relief. and president obama went to red cross headquarters. to reassure the suffering that...
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the election is just four days away now. we want to get a snapshot of the latest polls. we have a national poll that shows this race is about as close as you can get. just within a matter of point, but, of course, this is a race that will be decided in the battle grounds. >> let's take you through this, wisconsin, a marquette university law school poll shows the president with a wide lead there, 51% to 43%, but it's a dead heat in florida, according to a cbs news/"new york times"/quinnipiac university poll and out in ohio mitt romney trails by five points. >> want to take a look at how it's playing in the battleground. the headline in the miami herald. group braced for legal showdown at the polls this. race is so tight some are already worried about possible recounts. campaigns sending lawyers. >> some other papers have it this way. "the denver post," ryan and ryan visits on tap for slight for colorado. the real struggle isn't for undecided. it's to make sure that registered voters get to the polls. >> "the wisconsin journal sentinel say obama and romney make change a ke
the election is just four days away now. we want to get a snapshot of the latest polls. we have a national poll that shows this race is about as close as you can get. just within a matter of point, but, of course, this is a race that will be decided in the battle grounds. >> let's take you through this, wisconsin, a marquette university law school poll shows the president with a wide lead there, 51% to 43%, but it's a dead heat in florida, according to a cbs news/"new york...
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it is the final sprint to election day, and the latest nbc news/wall street journal poll confirms a nearly deadlocked rate. 48-47%. candidates are crisscrossing the country tonight. brian mooar follows them as they make their final case to voters. >> just two more days. >> reporter: two days before voters go to the polls. republican nominee mitt romney and president obama were fighting for votes in the battleground states. >> florida, in two days, you've got a choice to make. >> reporter: the final nbc news poll before the election shows the candidates are in a dead heat. president obama with a 48% to 47% lead. but the president's handling of hurricane sandy has boosted his approval numbers. >> you don't know what crisis the next president is going to confirm. >> reporter: in ohio, governor romney is six points down. that's forcing him to look to other states like iowa. >> we can do better, a better america, a stronger america is ahead. >> reporter: a day after governor romney stumped in new hampshire -- >> our president, barack obama! >> reporter: the president was there with former presi
it is the final sprint to election day, and the latest nbc news/wall street journal poll confirms a nearly deadlocked rate. 48-47%. candidates are crisscrossing the country tonight. brian mooar follows them as they make their final case to voters. >> just two more days. >> reporter: two days before voters go to the polls. republican nominee mitt romney and president obama were fighting for votes in the battleground states. >> florida, in two days, you've got a choice to make....
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the election board says it is too late to remove his name from the ballot. if he receives most of the votes, governor earl tomlin will appoint a delegate if a pool of people offered by the state gop. >>> we just keep getting more and more amazing video that shows the dangerous conditions when hurricane sandy hit. you can see three homes here engulfed in flames. this is in greenwich, connecticut. firefighters say the strong winds and the threat of rising water prevented them from battling this blaze monday night. the first responders evacuated people inside their homes. no word if anyone was hurt. >>> and take a good look at this police sketch. investigators believe this man shot and killed a wife and mother as she and her husband walked their dog. the shooting happened late friday. the husband was also shot. he is expected to survive, though. police are now offering a $15,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest. >>> this morning, students at a local high school are grieving the loss of a classmate who was killed when she was hit by a car. the 15-y
the election board says it is too late to remove his name from the ballot. if he receives most of the votes, governor earl tomlin will appoint a delegate if a pool of people offered by the state gop. >>> we just keep getting more and more amazing video that shows the dangerous conditions when hurricane sandy hit. you can see three homes here engulfed in flames. this is in greenwich, connecticut. firefighters say the strong winds and the threat of rising water prevented them from...
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on friday, both sides tried to spin the final jobs report before election day. it showed 171,000 new jobs last month. even as the unemployment rate ticked up closer to 8%. >> we learned that companies hired more workers in october than at any time in the last eight months. >> we learned that it's actually 7.9%, and that's nine million jobs short of what he promised. >> reporter: governor romney will be here this morning. the president will be here tomorrow. mitt romney will be back here on monday. gives you a good sense of just how close this race is. it remains a dead heat with four electoral votes in this state, it's yet another one of the places that neither one of these campaigns can afford to let go. >> chuck todd is nbc's political director and chief white house correspondent. chuck, good morning. good to see you. >> good morning, lester. >> 50 states, but this campaign is dunn to just a handful of them. read the map for me. tell me where they're going. >> you know, i think the map is a better way to look at this campaign than the numbers. look at presiden
on friday, both sides tried to spin the final jobs report before election day. it showed 171,000 new jobs last month. even as the unemployment rate ticked up closer to 8%. >> we learned that companies hired more workers in october than at any time in the last eight months. >> we learned that it's actually 7.9%, and that's nine million jobs short of what he promised. >> reporter: governor romney will be here this morning. the president will be here tomorrow. mitt romney will be...
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so yes, folks are worried about election day. they want to know if they're going to have to wait forever again. >> i waited in line for four hours. >> reporter: dedicated voters were put to the test during early voting with lines that stretched outside of polling places and sometimes down the street. >> i think that there has to be a better way to do it. >> if we're having, you know, three and four-hour waits during the early vote period, what does that translate to on november 6th? >> reporter: terry spiner, chairman of the prince george's county democratic central committee, is worried that some voters may have left during early voting and won't come back. >> i don't think the board of elections was prepared for the amount of people that are coming out for the early vote. >> reporter: so far an estimated 56,000 people have voted in prince george's county. that's only 10% of those registered. so the thought of what's coming on election day has some worried. >> the facilities that we are using are not -- don't have the capacity t
so yes, folks are worried about election day. they want to know if they're going to have to wait forever again. >> i waited in line for four hours. >> reporter: dedicated voters were put to the test during early voting with lines that stretched outside of polling places and sometimes down the street. >> i think that there has to be a better way to do it. >> if we're having, you know, three and four-hour waits during the early vote period, what does that translate to on...
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now the next question is what is it going to be like on election day. we'll have that report coming up at 6:00. in prince george's county i'm tracy wilkins, news 4. >>> the news 4 iteam is on voter patrol for you between now and election day. if you see a problem with voting we want to hear from you. call the iteam voter patrol tip line, that's 202-885-4444. and e-mail them at tips idea nbc or news 4 i team.com. make sure you give us your name, number, and where the problem is happening. >>> coming up next we're going to tell you why thousands of generators sold at costco are dangerous and they are being recalled. >>> plus a female shopper is dragged the length of three >>> we had to move our wednesday's child this week to today because of our coverage of sandy. >> but today we want you to meet a young man who enjoys listening and telling stories. here's barbara harrison. >> so he's coming this way, i'm coming to the curb. >> reporter: poet and professional storyteller derek weston-brown showed off his talents for us on the stage of busboys and poets re
now the next question is what is it going to be like on election day. we'll have that report coming up at 6:00. in prince george's county i'm tracy wilkins, news 4. >>> the news 4 iteam is on voter patrol for you between now and election day. if you see a problem with voting we want to hear from you. call the iteam voter patrol tip line, that's 202-885-4444. and e-mail them at tips idea nbc or news 4 i team.com. make sure you give us your name, number, and where the problem is...
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now to the presidential race and the election just nine days away. have virginia is one of the few states that just might hold the keys to the white house. it has 13 electoral votes and as of now it seems to be anybody's race. the new "washington post" poll shows president obama in the lead by four points but a fox news poll conducted last week has mitt romney ahead by two. keep in mind both leads are within the margins of error. in the past three elections voters here in virginia have picked the winning candidate so it's clear the road to 1600 pennsylvania avenue may run straight through the state of virginia. it wasn't all that long ago that virginia was better known for its civil war battlegrounds than its political ones. for ten straight presidential elections the republican candidate came out on top, but then in 2008, virginia voters went for barack obama. >> virginia! >>t was interesting because he kind of road tde the wave and h swayed a lot of districts that had been traditionally republican. >> while the 2008 vote here closely mirrored the r
now to the presidential race and the election just nine days away. have virginia is one of the few states that just might hold the keys to the white house. it has 13 electoral votes and as of now it seems to be anybody's race. the new "washington post" poll shows president obama in the lead by four points but a fox news poll conducted last week has mitt romney ahead by two. keep in mind both leads are within the margins of error. in the past three elections voters here in virginia...
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we go into election day the final two days with an exceedingly close race. that said, all indications are that president obama has a slight edge and that the terrain is still more difficult. to use the metaphor, there's a lot more blue shirts around here than red ones in terms of who will pick up that loose ball. so romney is very much in this thing, but i still think the electoral map is more challenging. >> there's been so much talk about early voting and a third of swing state voters have cast an early ballot. what does that do for you guys, chuck, on election night? does it make the race easier to call? >> well, no, it won't actually. traditionally more difficult because then old-style polling when you're trying to figure out who voted. so in that case it won't. one thing about the election as a whole, this thing is feeling a lot like 2004. our pollsters have been telling us this for six months. we go back and forth where obama is the bush character in a sense. romney, a massachusetts guy, is the kerry kascharacter here and it's converging. it's a close
we go into election day the final two days with an exceedingly close race. that said, all indications are that president obama has a slight edge and that the terrain is still more difficult. to use the metaphor, there's a lot more blue shirts around here than red ones in terms of who will pick up that loose ball. so romney is very much in this thing, but i still think the electoral map is more challenging. >> there's been so much talk about early voting and a third of swing state voters...
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just ten days until the election. it could have a big effect on early voting in several swing states and already both campaigns have cancelled or rescheduled events to get out of the way of the storm. we've got both campaigns covered. we want to begin with kristen welker traveling with the president in new hampshire. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. president obama is facing a big challenge. he's got to juggle campaigning in the final days with managing a potentially devastating storm. now this hurricane has already impacted his schedule to some extent. he was able to make a stop here in new hampshire. this is a small state that carries a lot of significance. president obama trying to get ahead of hurricane sandy which could diminish his campaign schedule this week. today he visited new hampshire, a state with only four electoral votes, but with the race deadlocked, the president can't afford to leave anything to chance. >> ten days, new hampshire! ten days. >> reporter: the president didn't mention th
just ten days until the election. it could have a big effect on early voting in several swing states and already both campaigns have cancelled or rescheduled events to get out of the way of the storm. we've got both campaigns covered. we want to begin with kristen welker traveling with the president in new hampshire. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. president obama is facing a big challenge. he's got to juggle campaigning in the final days with managing a potentially...
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. >>> when our broadcast continues, let's not forget this presidential election, mitt romney, back on the campaign trail in a key battleground state. but the big question tonight to a whole lot of pple across a big area, will they be able to vote? questions? anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved! [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. everything about the oral-b power brush is simply revolutionary. our unique brush head cleans in three directions with up to 50% more brush movements than leading sonic technology. oral-b power brushes. go to oralb.com for the latest offers. and it feels like your lifeate revolves around your symptoms, ask your gastroenterologist about humira adalimumab. humira has been proven to work for adults who have tried other medications but still experience the symptoms of moderate to severe crohn's disease. in clinical studies, the majority of patients on humira saw significant sym
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and check out the election day weather. dry conditions to the nation's midsection were cool down south. chilly conditions around us. there's that storm system bringing rain and wind right up the coast. again talking about rain showers for areas i-95, inland locations, possibly some snow. our temperature on tuesday right at 50 degrees. here's a look at your four-day forecast. again, we fall back, don't forget, 2:00 a.m. sunday. 53 sunday. 51. 50 early part of next week. then it's wednesday, late thursday for that rain and wind with the next big storm. back to you. >> thanks, veronica. >>> coming up on news 4, the new york marathon must go on as scheduled, and some folks aren't happy about that. >> the city of new york right now is talking about getting water out of the battery tunnel and preparing for a marathon. we're pulling bodies out of the water. >> new concerns as 50,000 runners descend on the big apple. >>> and it's a dance craze that's not just for people anymore. you're watching news 4 at 4:00. stay with us. >>> mor
and check out the election day weather. dry conditions to the nation's midsection were cool down south. chilly conditions around us. there's that storm system bringing rain and wind right up the coast. again talking about rain showers for areas i-95, inland locations, possibly some snow. our temperature on tuesday right at 50 degrees. here's a look at your four-day forecast. again, we fall back, don't forget, 2:00 a.m. sunday. 53 sunday. 51. 50 early part of next week. then it's wednesday, late...
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tuesday is the last day of the election. new york mayor michael bloomberg, an independent who last time endorsed no candidate, today in the wake of hurricane sandy,urged the re-election of barack obama. i'm steve handelsman, news4. >> as the presidential race enters the final stretch, there is an unprecedented amount of money spent on advertising. nbc news reports ad campaigning is approaching $1 billion. team romney has outspent team obama $573 million to nearly $400 million. if outside money is taken out of the equation, president obama's campaign has outspent romney's campaign $330 million to $210 million. >>> early voting continues today in maryland, and so do the long lines. in rockville, the line wrapped around bower drive community center. voters say the wait was only about 45 minutes there. but in oxen hill, some say they waited for between four and five hours to cast their ballot. early voting has been extended until tomorrow, and polls will be open until 9:00 p.m. at 5:00, chris gordon tells us why voters are waiti
tuesday is the last day of the election. new york mayor michael bloomberg, an independent who last time endorsed no candidate, today in the wake of hurricane sandy,urged the re-election of barack obama. i'm steve handelsman, news4. >> as the presidential race enters the final stretch, there is an unprecedented amount of money spent on advertising. nbc news reports ad campaigning is approaching $1 billion. team romney has outspent team obama $573 million to nearly $400 million. if outside...
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. >>> sandy is impacting the election l sas well, which is j eight days away. president obama has cancelled campaign events in virginia and ohio to monitor the storm here from washington. he has also cancelled an appearance tomorrow here in colorado. mitt romney scrapped plans to spend yesterday in virginia. instead, he joined running mate paul ryan in ohio. the republican presidential nominee campaigning again today in ohio. he'll stop in iowa and wisconsin after that. the storm has also put early voting in maryland on hold. those hoping to cast their ballots before next week's election will have to wait at least a day as governor o'malley cancelled all early voting. early voting started on saturday. a lot of people lined up to get it done before the storm. voting was supposed to end on thursday, but it may be extended. complete coverage of hurricane sandy on our website, nbcwashington. nbcwashington.com. while you are online, you can sign up with breaking news and weather alerts. >>> new this morning, a woman faces charges accused of falsely reporting her car
. >>> sandy is impacting the election l sas well, which is j eight days away. president obama has cancelled campaign events in virginia and ohio to monitor the storm here from washington. he has also cancelled an appearance tomorrow here in colorado. mitt romney scrapped plans to spend yesterday in virginia. instead, he joined running mate paul ryan in ohio. the republican presidential nominee campaigning again today in ohio. he'll stop in iowa and wisconsin after that. the storm has...
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. >>> santdy is impacting the election l sas well, which is j eight days away. president obama has cancelled campaign events in virginia and ohio to monitor the situation. mitt romney scrapped plans as well. instead, he joined running mate paul ryan in ohio. he made sure supporters knew sandy was still on his mind. >> and it's a time of celebration for us. it's a time of importance and significance. i know that right now some people in the country are concerned about a storm about to hit the coast, and our thoughts and prayers are with people who will find themselves in harm's way. >> romney is scheduled to many campaign again today in ohio. and he'll stop in iowa and wisconsin. >> it's forced governor o'malley to cancel early voting in maryland. voting was supposed to run through thursday. governor o'malley says he hopes he can extend that through friday to make up for today. >>> people in d.c. are gearing up for sandy's impact. >> that includes neighborhoods prone to power outages and flooding. news 4's megan mcgrath is live in the bloomingdale section of the
. >>> santdy is impacting the election l sas well, which is j eight days away. president obama has cancelled campaign events in virginia and ohio to monitor the situation. mitt romney scrapped plans as well. instead, he joined running mate paul ryan in ohio. he made sure supporters knew sandy was still on his mind. >> and it's a time of celebration for us. it's a time of importance and significance. i know that right now some people in the country are concerned about a storm...
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in virginia, election officials ask electoral boards to extend absentee voting hours. >>> the governors of both maryland and virginia are headed to the eastern shore to tour storm damage. virginia governor bob mcdonnell will go to chincoteague island. while maryland governor martin o'malley will check out ocean city. about 100 feet of the iconic fishing pier was destroyed and they saw as much as three feet of water due to flooding. o'malley will also visit the bayside town of cristfield, which saw the most flooding since gloria in 1985. >>> people stuck at the airport will once again try to make their way home. reagan national airport, some flights are getting out, but travelers examine still expect big delays and cancellations. news 4's megan mcgrath live with more. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. we are not back to normal the areagan national airport. take a look out at the tarmac and some of the jet ways. you can see we have ground crews and don't have any planes. a lot of cancellations at reagan national this morning. about 40 up on the board. we have a lot of passengers who are j
in virginia, election officials ask electoral boards to extend absentee voting hours. >>> the governors of both maryland and virginia are headed to the eastern shore to tour storm damage. virginia governor bob mcdonnell will go to chincoteague island. while maryland governor martin o'malley will check out ocean city. about 100 feet of the iconic fishing pier was destroyed and they saw as much as three feet of water due to flooding. o'malley will also visit the bayside town of...
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>> i don't give a damn about election day. it doesn't matter a lick to me, so let the politicians who are on the ballot worry about election day. it's not my problem. i'm not dealing with it at the moment. >> reporter: local officials in new jersey and other states are worried about next tuesday. in new york city's nassau county, loss of power may force votes to be counted by hand, delaying the results n.connecticut, officials will consider whether to relocate polling places, and west virginia may deploy generators to keep lights on and voting machines humming. >> reporter: meanwhile the two campaigns continue to battle over the perception of which campaign has the momentum. both are now advertising in three new normally reliable democratic states, michigan, minnesota and pennsylvania. the romney campaign says it's evidence they have expanded the map. the obama campaign says it's a sign that mr. romney has run out of routes to 270 electoral votes, the number needed to win so they are throwing hail marys in new states. little e
>> i don't give a damn about election day. it doesn't matter a lick to me, so let the politicians who are on the ballot worry about election day. it's not my problem. i'm not dealing with it at the moment. >> reporter: local officials in new jersey and other states are worried about next tuesday. in new york city's nassau county, loss of power may force votes to be counted by hand, delaying the results n.connecticut, officials will consider whether to relocate polling places, and...
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. >> it is not t the election, is politicians do after the election. >> there was good newsn ho productivity, auto -- those numbers were pretty good. that is because people are feeling better. >> if so, why are his number is higher? --hy aren't numbers higher? obama's? >> there is always a delay. we have gone through an excruciating four years, and assuming it getsetter, and i think it will not it was president -- as there's not a as the sick, on wall strereet, and we go over the --cal cliff and government >> obama should be in worse shape given how w the economy hs --e >> pololitico is reporting that that if are worried make is reelected he will a deal with republicans. >> i surhope so. >> i hope so, t too. obviously, they have done a focus groups and they know what message cells.. even eric cantor, -in-chief, wast that we need to put aside differenceces and reach cocompromimise. can't we all st getet along, mark? >> rodneyy king for lieutenant governor. job rating, 49% favorable. 41% thinkcti, ovever is in the right direction, a dramatic improvement. o of the youeel resident is elected? 50
. >> it is not t the election, is politicians do after the election. >> there was good newsn ho productivity, auto -- those numbers were pretty good. that is because people are feeling better. >> if so, why are his number is higher? --hy aren't numbers higher? obama's? >> there is always a delay. we have gone through an excruciating four years, and assuming it getsetter, and i think it will not it was president -- as there's not a as the sick, on wall strereet, and we go...
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>> reporter: as election day looms just ten days away. friday, a day after voting early himself, mr. obama hit the airwaves, giving a flurry of interviews, including mtv, where he courted younger voters. >> i believe in an america where we grow when everybody's got a shot. that's the america that allowed me to sit in this place and that's the america i want to recreate for the next generation. >> god bless iowa. >> reporter: meanwhile, governor mitt romney spent his day in two battlegrounds, iowa and ohio, rallying last night with paul ryan, who got a hollywood introduction from tv star patricia heaton. >> i have to tell you, backstage, i didn't recognize him his shirt on. >> reporter: in the waning days, the war of words is growing more intense. >> it's time to have a president and vice president who care more about the people than they care about politics. >> reporter: the president seemingly referring to his opponent as a bs-er to "rolling stone" magazine, questioning why republican colin powell endorsing obama. >> i applaud colin for
>> reporter: as election day looms just ten days away. friday, a day after voting early himself, mr. obama hit the airwaves, giving a flurry of interviews, including mtv, where he courted younger voters. >> i believe in an america where we grow when everybody's got a shot. that's the america that allowed me to sit in this place and that's the america i want to recreate for the next generation. >> god bless iowa. >> reporter: meanwhile, governor mitt romney spent his day...
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. >>> the coming election is not immune to mother nature. sandy has both campaigns rescheduling or rethinking some of their campaign stops. mitt romney is canceling his sunday night rally in virginia beach and still plans to keep two other stops in the state earlier in the day, one of which is at battlefield high school in haymarket. a stop by president obama in prince william county monday with former president bill clinton may also be in jeopardy. the campaign says they will monitor the storm to decide whether to reschedule. >>> first lady michelle obama is back in washington this morning after experiencing some flight problems last night. the first lady's plane was delayed in las vegas where she was doing some campaigning there yesterday. the aircraft was held up for about three hours because of mechanical problems. there is no word on what exactly those problems were but the flight eventually took off around midnight eastern time. >>> senate majority leader harry reid is out of a nevada hospital this morning. he suffered minor head and r
. >>> the coming election is not immune to mother nature. sandy has both campaigns rescheduling or rethinking some of their campaign stops. mitt romney is canceling his sunday night rally in virginia beach and still plans to keep two other stops in the state earlier in the day, one of which is at battlefield high school in haymarket. a stop by president obama in prince william county monday with former president bill clinton may also be in jeopardy. the campaign says they will monitor...
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the election seven days away from today. first, we check your local news. ♪ the car of the future many have said ♪ ♪ 'cause at the pump it's miles ahead ♪ ♪ let's hum, hum, hum, hum ♪ let's hum ♪ a prius for everyone ♪ the perfect match, electric and gas ♪ ♪ mile after mile its tank could last ♪ ♪ we made three more for all to use ♪ ♪ big, small, and plug in, it's yours to choose ♪ ♪ and let's hum, hum, hum, hum, let's hum ♪ ♪ a prius for everyone yeah it's a... it's threemendous. [ male announcer ] say hello to mcdonald's new cbo. smooth cheddar, crispy bacon, grilled onions on the angus third pounder or premium chicken sandwiches. the simple joy of... threemendous. >>> good morning. it's 10:26 on this tuesday, october 30th. take a look at the damage left behind sandy. downed trees and power lines. flooded streets. they are looking to restore electricity to 190,000 customers in the area. rail and bus service will resume at 2:00 this afternoon on the sunday schedule. let's go to danella se
the election seven days away from today. first, we check your local news. ♪ the car of the future many have said ♪ ♪ 'cause at the pump it's miles ahead ♪ ♪ let's hum, hum, hum, hum ♪ let's hum ♪ a prius for everyone ♪ the perfect match, electric and gas ♪ ♪ mile after mile its tank could last ♪ ♪ we made three more for all to use ♪ ♪ big, small, and plug in, it's yours to choose ♪ ♪ and let's hum, hum, hum, hum, let's hum ♪ ♪ a prius for everyone yeah it's...